Private Security Industry Act 2007
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 General interpretation
3 Act not applicable to certain persons
4 Appointment of licensing officers and assistant licensing officers
Part 2 PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS AND PRIVATE INVESTIGATION AGENCIES
5 Meaning of "private investigator"
6 No person to be private investigator without private investigator’s licence
7 No person to supply private investigators’ services without private investigation agency’s licence
8 Employees who are private investigators
9 Employees who are not private investigators
10 Private investigation agency to obtain identification documents from client
11 Approvals required for certain security assignments
12 Duty to keep records
Part 3 SECURITY OFFICERS AND SECURITY AGENCIES
Division 1 — Licensing and regulatory matters
13 Meaning of "security officer"
14 No person to be security officer without security officer’s licence
15 No person to supply security officers’ services without security agency’s licence
16 Employees who are security officers
17 Employees who are not security officers
Division 2 — Protection from assault and harassment
17A Assaulting or using criminal force on security officer
17B Voluntarily causing hurt to security officer
17C Intentionally causing harassment, alarm or distress to security officer
17D Enhanced penalty for section 17C offence committed subsequently
17E Requisite knowledge that target person is acting as security officer
17F Application of Protection from Harassment Act 2014*
Part 4 SECURITY SERVICE PROVIDERS AND FALSE ALARMS
18 Meaning of providing security service
19 Unlicensed security service provider prohibited
20 False alarms
Part 5 LICENSING PROCEDURES
21 Grant and renewal of licence
22 Conditions of licence
23 Form and validity of licence
24 Revocation or suspension of licence
25 Effect of revocation or suspension of licence
26 Appeal to Minister
26A Minister may designate others to hear appeals
Part 6 INSPECTIONS AND POWERS OF ENFORCEMENT
27 Power to search premises
28 Power to arrest
29 Power to investigate
30 Monitoring powers of licensing officer
Part 7 OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
31 Obstruction of search, etc.
32 Offences by bodies corporate, etc.
33 Composition of offences
34 Jurisdiction of court
Part 8 MISCELLANEOUS
35 Unlicensed private investigation agency, unlicensed security agency and unlicensed security service provider not to recover fees, etc.
36 Service of documents, etc.
37 Power to exempt
38 Amendment of Schedule
39 Regulations
Legislative History
Abbreviations
Comparative Table